Greens campaign for more trains on Ballarat line
The duplication of the Ballarat train line and a push for renewable energy are at the forefront of the Greens’ campaign for the state...
Melton celebrates local refugees with goodwill gesture
Melton council last week marked World Refugee Day with councillors, staff and local refugees writing messages of hope on corriboard doves and placing them...
Grant Street prang ‘no surprise’ in Bacchus Marsh
A Bacchus Marsh resident was left “shaking and scared” after a truck on Grant Street sideswiped her car and bent a door.
Karen Trask had...
Residents give tick of approval for key Moorabool projects
Moorabool’s top seven priority projects for which the council will seek government funding have been met with residents’ approval.
Moorabool council has fine-tuned and formalised...
Melton land demand driving property growth
Unit sales across Melton rose significantly last year, according to a new real estate report.
Research by PRDnationwide shows sales for units and vacant land...
‘Shocked’ parents fight to save Darley gymnastics program
A move to axe a Darley gymnastics program attended by more than 210 students has left the budding young gymnasts and their parents “shocked...
Black spot at Navigators and Yankee Flat road to be fixed
A perilous traffic black spot in Warrenheip will be fixed, thanks to $57,000 in federal government funding.
The work to improve the trouble spot at...
Wedge Park Primary School lunches go online
The paper-bag lunch order has become old hat at Wedge Park primary school, as the canteen jumps onboard with a system allowing parents to...
Park bid to ease Bacchus Marsh primary school drop-off woes
Bacchus Marsh primary school’s peak-hour traffic woes may soon be eased, with the Masons Lane recreation reserve car park proposed as a solution.
Cr Tonia...
Catholic Regional College class shows its heart in Melton West
Students at Melton West’s Catholic Regional College have raised $2000 for a classmate with a life-threatening heart condition.
Brianna Gibson, 13, inherited a rare heart...
Queen’s Birthday honours: Ian Rossiter gets medal for green service
It’s quickly apparent why Buninyong resident Ian Rossiter was awarded a Public Service Medal, though his younger self would never have anticipated the 25-year...
Melton Family Violence Unit has my back, says brave young mum
For one young Melton mother, the assistance received from the Melton Family Violence Unit was life-changing.
The mother of two, who did not want to...
Call for council to make Caroline Springs intersection safer
A Caroline Springs resident is calling on Melton council to install traffic devices to make a residential street safer.
Carl Cuzzupe said hoons travelling along...
Athenry ‘The Castle’ razing is third historic loss in Diggers Rest
A third historic building in Diggers Rest has been destroyed by fire.
‘Athenry’, known to residents as ‘The Castle’, was engulfed by flames on May...
Melton Family Violence Unit won’t rest until victims find freedom
With at least four reports of domestic violence incidents to attend each day, members of the Melton Family Violence Unit have their work cut...
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Live music to rock on in Victoria
The state government has announced it will pour $3.9 million into gigs and festivals to ensure Victoria ‘remains the live music capital’ of the...
